The European Union has agreed on its 15th package of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting approximately 50 vessels.
Key measures include targeting Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers, uninsured and aging vessels used to circumvent Western restrictions on oil trade, and adding approximately 50 ships, 30 entities, and 50 individuals to the sanctions list. The sanctions will be formally adopted by EU foreign ministers on 16 December.
‼️ Ambassadors have just agreed on the 15th package of sanctions in reaction to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
️ The package adds more persons and entities to the already existing sanctions list, and targets entities in Russia and in third countries other than Russia that… pic.twitter.com/DMUoMhRYTH
— Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 (@HU24EU) December 11, 2024
Diplomats told Reuters that the package also includes an extension of six months for the Czech Republic to import Russian oil-based products coming mainly through Slovakia. According to Reuters, there are currently 2,200 individuals and entities on the sanctions list, which bans travel and freezes their assets within the 27-member bloc.
The package also blacklists several Chinese firms suspected of supplying drones to Moscow.
